The ongoing protests of yellow vests ( gilets jaunes ) in France continue for the fifth weekend. They began as a grassroots movement that grew out of widespread discontent with a new eco-tax on petrol and diesel, seen as hitting those living…

Police have repeatedly clashed with gilets jaunes protesters during the movement The authority l’Inspection Générale de la Police Nationale confirmed the inquiries as news also emerged that three gilets jaunes protesters had been taken into police custody after simulating the “decapitation” of…

France’s unfair taxes drove protest movement It was government policies that put the tax debate centre stage; as the poorer saw one law for the rich, their sense of injustice grew. Now Emmanuel Macron has had to concede that people’s anger is…

Paris, France —At 6 p.m. on Dec. 7, shop owners all around Paris were boarding up their windows as if a Gulf Coast hurricane were about to blow through town. We were in our building, at the wine merchant downstairs, as workmen…

Further demonstrations called on Saturday and on New Year’s Eve, while organisers warn of a ‘large-scale mobilisation’ at the end of January More Gilets Jaunes protests protests will take place on Saturday and New Year’s Eve, and continue into 2019, according to…

(CNN)French police are investigating reports that a highly decorated officer threw punches at protesters during yellow vest demonstrations over the weekend. A video widely circulated on social media appears to show policeman Didier Andrieux, who was awarded the Legion of Honor —…

Barricades, bins and motorcycles were burned during the protests A French government spokesman was evacuated from his office as violence broke out during "yellow vests" protests in Paris and other cities. Benjamin Griveaux said he and his team had had to escape…

Protests have inspired company that makes traditional festive figurines For several weeks, gilets jaunes protesters have been regular sights at roundabouts across the country – and they have inspired a new-generation character in a traditional festive industry. ‘Santons’ are traditional handmade clay…

A former French boxing champion who was filmed punching police officers during a gilets jaunes protest has received more than €100,000 in public donations online, angering the government. The online fundraising platform Leetchi received €114,000 for Christophe Dettinger before the site closed…

Gilets jaunes protesters in Lille, northern France, this week. The Italian Five Star party has promised to support the protesters’ political ambitions Italy’s largest populist party is to hold talks with the leaders of the French gilets jaunes protest movement to discuss…